Abstract
Human paragonimiasis is caused by the Paragonimus species of lung flukes. These are widely distributed worldwide including East and Southeast Asia. The first ever case of paragonimiasis was reported by Kerbert from the lungs of a Bengal tiger more than a century ago.1 In India the first case was reported from Manipur in 1982. Subsequently, endemic foci of Paragonimus westermani and Paragonimus heterotremus have been reported from Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Bengal and Assam.1,2 Human infection primarily results from consumption of raw or undercooked, pickled, brine soaked crabs, crayfish and shrimps harboring the infective form.3 Paragonimiasis in India often mimics pulmonary tuberculosis.4,5
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